Richard “Dean” Amm age 76 of Oconto, NE passed away Monday, February 15, 2021 at the Callaway Good Life Center in Callaway, Ne.
Funeral service will be Friday, February 19, 2021 at 10:00 am at the St. Joseph Catholic Church in Broken Bow with Father Jim Hunt officiating. Burial will follow in the Oconto Cemetery in Oconto, NE. Memorials may be given to Oconto Volunteer Fire Department and EMS. A visitation will be held on Thursday, February 18th from 9:00 to 7:00 pm with family greeting 4:00 to 7:00 pm at Govier Brothers Mortuary in Broken Bow. Govier Brothers Mortuary are in charge of arrangements. An online guest book may be signed for words of encouragement or remembrance at www.govierbrothers.com.
Dean was born December 28, 1944 at Callaway to Homer and Lena (Esch) Amm. Dean attended Sunny Side school through sixth grade and went on to graduate from Callaway High School in 1963. After high school, Dean attended Universal Trade School in Omaha for auto body repair.
On June 19, 1965 Dean was united in marriage to Gaylene Prescott at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Broken Bow. They lived in Holdrege and Doniphan before moving to Oconto in 1974 where Dean worked for Farritor’s in Broken Bow. He opened Oconto Body and Repair in 1977 and owned and operated his business until 2002. Dean will always be remembered for his meticulous auto body work because he never let a job out of the shop that wasn’t perfect.
Dean enjoyed hunting, fishing, and working in his pasture at Callaway. He was a member of the Oconto Fire Department and an EMT for many years.
Survivors include his wife of 55 years, Gaylene of Oconto; son Stacey Amm and wife Stephanie of Alliance; daughter Brenda Dittmar and husband Brent of Oconto; foster son Bill Cook and Marilyn Skeen of Washington; granddaughters Bridget (Wade) Towey, Mikayla Dittmar, Jaimie (Harry) Pickett, Megan (Jacob) Ritter and Katelyn Cook; grandson Stetson (Alicia) Dittmar, sister-in-law Bonnie Chapin and nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents, a brother and sister-in-law, Duane and Reba; niece, DeAnn and brothers- in-law Garry Prescott and Jerry Chapin.
